Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.

Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.

Discipline is not a nasty word.

We measure areas of performance that are often ignored: jumping in pursuit of every rebound even if you don't get it, swatting at every pass, diving for loose balls, letting someone smash into you in order to draw the foul. These 'effort' statistics are also stored on computer. Effort is what ultimately separates journeyman players from impact players. Knowing how well a player executes all these little things is the key to unlocking career-best performances.

It's a reality we have to understand. (O'Neal) has to be more diligent. We have to be more diligent protecting him. We need him in the game.

I've learned to keep things simple. Look at your choices, pick the best one, then go to work with all your heart.

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy